CommLaw Monitor
FCC Rules VoIP Provider May Not Collect Access Charges
With the continued uncertainty regarding the classification of VoIP service and the application of intercarrier compensation to VoIP, litigation over VoIP charges is extensive. In the latest case to reach a decision,…
Court Dismisses Verizon Net Neutrality Appeal -- For Now
Back in January, we posted on Verizon's attempt to appeal the FCC's Net Neutrality order . Verizon presented a controversial claim that the order was a "licensing" decision which limited review to the U.S. Court of…
FCC Opens Spoofing Proceeding
In response to the passage of anti-spoofing legislation late last year, the FCC recently adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to tighten rules relating to the "spoofing" of caller ID information. The Commission is…
FCC Releases USF and ICC Reform NPRM
Late yesterday, the FCC released its latest NPRM on high cost USF and ICC reform (see our 2/8 post ). The 289 page item, available here, sets forth staggered comment dates triggered by federal register publication.…
Verizon Net Neutrality Appeal Update
On January 20th, Verizon took the controversial move of appealing the FCC's Net Neutrality Order before notice was published in the Federal Register . Shortly after Verizon appealed, MetroPCS Communications filed a…